US EditionHead of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration: Report
- Todd Arrington resigned from his position leading the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Kansas following a disagreement over the proposal to present an original Eisenhower sword as a gift to King Charles III during President Trump's state visit to the UK in September 2025.
- Arrington refused to release the original sword requested by the Trump administration because it was a donated artifact and federal property belonging to the American people.
- The Trump administration gave King Charles a replica of Eisenhower's West Point sabre, which Buckingham Palace said symbolized respect and the historic US-UK partnership in World War II.
- Arrington said he was pressured to resign or be fired, denied disparaging anyone, and told CBS News he would "return to this job in a heartbeat" if possible.
- Arrington’s departure reflects tensions between presidential libraries and the administration over artifact use, and the White House did not play a formal role in his removal.
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Eisenhower Museum director resigns after refusing to hand over sword for King Charles III
The head of the Eisenhower Presidential Library was forced to resign this week. The resignation comes after he reportedly refused to give away a sword from the library's museum that the Trump administration wanted to gift to King Charles III. Ahead of Trump’s recent state visit to the U.K., the administration was looking for a symbolic gift for King Charles. Ultimately, the administration decided it wanted to gift the king a sword that Dwight D.…
The director of the Eisenhower Museum was dismissed after refusing that Einsenhower's sword be handed over to the monarch during the US President's state visit to the United Kingdom in mid-September. A reply was finally offered.
President Eisenhower's Library Director has resigned after it was not agreed that US President Donald Trump would offer him in but King Charles a piece of the museum's collection, during the recent state visit of Trump to the Sea...
Washington. The director of the prestigious Eisenhower Presidential Library left office after opposing Donald Trump’s request to hand over a sword from his collection to King Charles III, local media reported yesterday.
After refusing a request from Donald Trump, an American museum director had the choice: "Resign or be dismissed" The director of a prestigious museum left his post after being
Eisenhower Library Chief Quits Over Trump's Gift to Charles
The director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library resigned Monday after resisting turning over a sword from the institution's collection so President Trump could present it to Britain's King Charles during his state visit to the UK last month. Todd Arrington, a historian with previous roles at the National...
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